Inserting a Breakpoint in the Sample Stylesheet

This topic is part of a sequence that starts with Setting Up Stylus Studio to Debug Sample Files.

As with any debugger, in the Stylus Studio XSLT debugger you insert a breakpoint where you want to suspend processing and examine what is going on. You can do this using the Debug menu or the debug set of tools in the tool bar.

Tip

 

Tools in the tool bar are in grouped by function. These groups, like the one for debug tools shown here, are dockable and can be moved anywhere you please.

To insert a breakpoint in the sample stylesheet:
1. In the XSLT Editor, click in line 202. Line numbers appear in the lower right corner of the XSLT Editor window. Line 202 starts with
<xsl:template match="director">

Tip

 

To display lines in Stylus Studio text editors, click Tool > Option > Editor General, and select Show line numbers.

2. In the Stylus Studio tool bar, click Toggle Breakpoint .

Alternative: If you prefer, select Debug > Toggle Breakpoint, or press F9.

Stylus Studio displays a red circle to the left of the line that contains the xsl:template match="director" instruction. The XSLT processor will stop processing when it gets to the instantiation of this template.

Figure 53. A Red Circle Shows Where Breakpoints Are Set

Do not do it, but to remove a breakpoint, you click in the line that has the breakpoint and then click Toggle Breakpoint (or F9). The Toggle Breakpoint button and F9 key operate as toggles.

3. Press F5 to start debugging.

Alternative: In the Stylus Studio tool bar, click Start Debugging .

The XSLT processor displays a yellow triangle to indicate where processing has been suspended. Instead of the finished HTML created when you first ran the scenario, the Preview window displays just the HTML code because complete processing of the XSLT was suspended before the finished HTML could be rendered.

Figure 54. Yellow Triangle Shows Where XSLT Processing Stopped

Do not do it, but to stop debugging, you can click Cancel in the lower right corner of the XSLT editor window, or click Stop Debugging in the Stylus Studio tool bar.

If you click Preview Result instead of pressing F5, Stylus Studio applies the stylesheet without running the debugger. Pressing F5 always invokes the debugger. If there are no breakpoints, and no errors, processing completes and Stylus Studio displays the result in the Preview window.

Validating EDIFACT Documents with XML Schemas

Either before or after transforming EDIFACT content, generated XML Schemas will make sure that we have all of the necessary components, our codes are all according to the standard codelists, and every little delimiter is in the right place.

Using DataDirect XML Converters

Learn how to use DataDirect XML Converters and the Stylus Studio Java Code Generator to deploy the XQuery applications you build in Stylus Studio to a live server environment.

Improving XSLT and XQuery Performance with Stylus Studio

This online video demonstration covers XQuery and XSLT performance tuning using the Stylus Studio XSLT profiler and the XQuery profiler.

Java Code Generation

The Stylus Studio Java Codce Generator lets you generate deployable Java code for XQuery and XSLT at the push of a button!

Stylus Most Wanted

 
Free Stylus Studio XML Training:
W3C Member